Announcements

Students who want to add, drop, or switch a class in their second-semester schedule will need to meet with their counselor to make the change before January 11th. After the start of second-semester, students may only DROP a class (switching or swapping is not an option) if the student will still have 6 plus PE in their schedule. The last day to drop a class in the second semester is January 22nd. See your counselor if you have questions.

Sign Up for the opportunity to earn the Seal of Biliteracy! This year’s exam will take place February 19-23.  Exam fees should be paid via Ankeny’s TouchBase system. Specific directions to purchase the assessment on Touchbase are HERE. Signup and payment will be open December 4 – January 11. If you have specific questions regarding the Seal of Biliteracy, please contact your AHS Counselor or World Language teacher (if applicable).

Congratulations to sophomore and Talon reporter Lydia Gerety for earning a Best of School Newspapers Online for her story ‘The narrative is everything is great in Ankeny, but that may not be the case for every facility and for every kid.’ You can read her story at AHSTalonNews.com.

There will be no school on Monday, December 11th. School will resume on Tuesday, December 12th.

Congratulations to Talon reporter and junior Nolan McNulty for earning a Best of School Newspapers Online award for his “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie review. You can read his review at AHSTalonNews.com.

NO SCHOOL:

There will be no school this Wednesday, November 22nd, Thursday, November 23rd, or Friday, November 23rd. Classes will resume on Monday, November 27th.

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LIFETOUCH:
As a token of appreciation, Lifetouch is offering discounts on school photography!

50% off a purchase of $50+ with code THANKFUL50

40% off a purchase of $40+ with code THANKFUL40

30% off a purchase of $30+ with code THANKFUL30

Valid through 11/25/23

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student’s school ID number. Don’t forget to order your FREE Digital SmileSafe card!

More about the Smilesafe program here.

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You may have kids that still need to be photographed that missed retake day. We can help!

Again this year we will have 3 locations where parents can bring their children to have a photo taken.

What: Lifetouch Studio Retake Day

Date: Thursday, December 7th Time: 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Location: Urbandale, Iowa – Bettendorf, Iowa – Omaha, Nebraska (address listed in signup)

How to sign up: Click the link of the location you will be attending

Urbandale

https://https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADAF2DA3FBC70-45473757-lifetouch

Bettendorf

https://https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADAF2DA3FBC70-45473757-lifetouch

Omaha

https://https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADAF2DA3FBC70-45953361-lifetouch

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you!

Geri Hanna
Account Specialist

515-776-3988
ghanna@lifetouch.com

There will be no school on Friday, November 10th. The main office will be open on Friday afternoon from 12:00pm-4:00pm and classes will resume on Monday, November 13th.

“When the daughter of an eccentric, tax-evading family falls in love with the son of a no-nonsense Wall Street banker, chaos is sure to ensue! The oddball Vanderofs may seem nonsensical at first, but they know what it means to be a family. Come see the Drama Department’s production of the classic You Can’t Take It With You.”

Tickets are now on sale for the Drama Department’s fall production of You Can’t Take It With You on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th.